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| sunrise |
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| first view of the island of Tangatapu, Tonga |
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| the wharf |
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| first view of the town of Nuku'Alofa |
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| a band played for orrival |
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| The Royal Palace |
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| the Royal Tombs |
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| a church damaged by the tropical cyclone a year ago |
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| Royal Tombs |
a demonstration of ancient Tonga customs
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| there were 3 generations of a family in this show |
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| husking a coconut |
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| I had time for a local beer |
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| Tonga flag |
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| they showed us how they make Tapa cloth |
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| local foods snack |
crafts for sale
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| breadfruit |
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| coconut trees everywhere |
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| the Chiefs Whistles blowholes |
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| more coconut palms trees |
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| Flying Foxes (bats) |
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| bats hanging upside down in a tree |
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| local crafts |
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| the wharf with booths set up to sell local crafts |
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| we walked along some of the streets in town |
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| a war memorial in front of a government building |
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| another view of the Royal Palace from the other side |
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| some of the local kids on a nearby wharf |
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| Tonga flag |
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| the local bus station |
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| people searching at low tide |
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| some more entertainment before sail-away |
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| sail-away |
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| some of the reefs surrounding the island |
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